Meets with F638.  The imagery and diverse conceptions about Latino
culture in popular contexts raise a number of questions. How does
this visibility reflect upon U.S. Latino communities in daily life?
What cultural stereotypes are invoked and what do they mean? What
does it mean when Latino culture is attributed with certain
qualities - i.e. "hotness" or "spiciness?" How can popular music
expression
influence social change and our conceptions about certain groups of
people? Students will be introduced to ethnographic research methods
such as participant/observation as well as learn critical analysis of
popular culture images and contexts. They will develop music
listening skills in analyzing musical expression through developing
vocabularies and basic understanding of key musical concepts.

Fulfills COAS Arts and Humanities, CSA